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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"marriageability"”.
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In Defense of Ugly Women
… the issue of plainer women and issues of their marriageability. I look at how these authorial attitudes shifted over the century, observing that the issue of plain women and their marriageability was dramatized by nineteenth-century authors, whose efforts to heighten the audience's awareness of …
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Navigating the (Im)Perfect Performances of Queer Iranian-American Identity
… normalized expectations (e.g., heterosexuality, marriageability, maintenance of virginity, traditional gender roles) they are seen as having betrayed their families and their entire ethnic communities. Thus, the pressure to remain committed to traditional social scripts is imperative for the …
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The continuation of female genital mutilation in Nigeria: a mixed methods study of Igbo men’s views and perpetuating factors
… FGM is a religious requirement that increases marriageability of girls, enhances cleanliness/hygiene, and improves male sexual satisfaction, significantly (p < 0.05) predicts men’s view of favouring its continuation. Conclusion: The study provides evidence to suggest that some Nigerian Igbo …
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Representations of unmarried women in the Hong Kong reality television series Bride Wannabes
… women and shapes views on them vis-à-vis their marriageability. The only participant who could find a partner in the show is characterised as a ‘hyperfeminine’ woman and a success story, whereas the other participants, who deviate from traditional femininity differently, are represented as …